Barrow-in-Furness's Stollers marked 120 years in 2025. 23 per cent of its customers travel more than an hour to reach the Walney Road family furniture store.
Category: Business
How Malebo Moloto Built a Vegetable Business After Losing R150,000
Malebo Moloto lost R150,000 in a Covid appliance business. A community survey pointed him to fresh-cut vegetables. Thumbchef now supplies 8 supermarkets.
The Buyer Who Overpays For Your Business Is Hiding In Plain Sight
Premium business buyers rarely include direct competitors. Strategic acquirers, supply chain partners, and PE sponsors near a deadline pay a multiple.
Ming Foods, UK Chinese Pancake Maker Since 1984, Enters Administration
Ming Foods Limited, the Kent Chinese pancake maker founded in 1984, has entered administration. Here is who filed, who runs the process, and what is at stake.
Nigeria’s Tech Hubs Already Have What Silicon Valley Was Built On
Nigeria's tech hubs sit next to the asset that built Silicon Valley: university research. Stanford's town-and-gown partnership is the missing piece.
How Norway’s Herring Collapse Built a High-Tech Maritime Cluster
Around Ålesund on Norway's northwest coast, 200 companies and 15,000 people now power a maritime cluster worth about $8 billion a year. Aberdeen never built one.
Rose Moon Books Returns an Indie Bookstore to Downtown Vernon
Rose Moon Books opens July 2 on 29 Street in downtown Vernon, BC. Owner Natalie Appleton says it will close in three years without community support.
UK Business Confidence Falls to 44% as Iran War Pressures Costs
Lloyds Business Barometer fell to 44% in June, with domestic UK firms reporting 3% economic optimism and international firms 47% amid energy costs.
Citation Management: Why It Still Powers Local Search Rankings
Industry experts say citation management matters less now. AI rewrote the scorecard at the same time. Here's the 2026 data and what to clean up first.
Data Privacy Basics Every Small Business Owner Should Know in 2026
Data privacy basics small business owners need in 2026: a 20-state US law patchwork, PCI DSS 4.0.1 MFA mandates, and a concrete first-90-days playbook.